Ischemic Colitis after Weight-Loss Medication
BACKGROUND: Previous weight-loss medications have received cautious support due to their association with pulmonary hypertension and valvular heart disease. However, newer drugs are increasingly being recommended as potentially safer and more efficacious. We report a case of ischemic colitis possibl...
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| description | BACKGROUND: Previous weight-loss medications have received cautious support due to their association with pulmonary hypertension and valvular heart disease. However, newer drugs are increasingly being recommended as potentially safer and more efficacious. We report a case of ischemic colitis possibly linked to the use of a weight-loss drug, and review the literature to highlight an important latent consequence of these medications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-18f6cbed52594932a2b9518931b94fb42025-02-03T06:44:19ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002003-01-01171271972110.1155/2003/167127Ischemic Colitis after Weight-Loss MedicationDan Comay0Jennifer Ramsay1E Jan Irvine2Departments of Medicine (Gastroenterology), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaDepartments of Pathology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine (Gastroenterology), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: Previous weight-loss medications have received cautious support due to their association with pulmonary hypertension and valvular heart disease. However, newer drugs are increasingly being recommended as potentially safer and more efficacious. We report a case of ischemic colitis possibly linked to the use of a weight-loss drug, and review the literature to highlight an important latent consequence of these medications.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/167127 |
| spellingShingle | Dan Comay Jennifer Ramsay E Jan Irvine Ischemic Colitis after Weight-Loss Medication Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Ischemic Colitis after Weight-Loss Medication |
| title_full | Ischemic Colitis after Weight-Loss Medication |
| title_fullStr | Ischemic Colitis after Weight-Loss Medication |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ischemic Colitis after Weight-Loss Medication |
| title_short | Ischemic Colitis after Weight-Loss Medication |
| title_sort | ischemic colitis after weight loss medication |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/167127 |
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